Talking about toys: Six-year-old Lillian Rouse of DeWitt came prepared when she visited with Santa Saturday morning during DeWitt’s annual Hometown Christmas celebration. To ensure he wouldn’t forget, Rouse brought with her a hand-written list of her Christmas wishes. Kids kept Kris Kringle busy for nearly two hours telling him what they want him to bring them for the holidays.

DeWitt's "makerspace" is still a work in progress, but organizers held a sort of soft opening last week and are ready to have potential entrepreneurs actually come in to use it.Wednesday, December 7, 2016